BAA outsources IT at Heathrow, five other UK airports

BAA outsourced the core IT services of the six UK airports it owns including London Heathrow to a consortium led by Capgemini UK as prime contractor and systems integrator. The deal is worth £100 million.

BAA outsourced the core IT services of the six UK airports it owns including London Heathrow to a consortium led by Capgemini UK as prime contractor and systems integrator. The deal is worth £100 million.
The consortium will take over the running of applications and infrastructure for about 10,000 users this month. In addition to Capgemini, it includes SITA, Atkins, Computacenter and Amor. SITA will provide ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)-based management ...

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